Perfect timing for this. I was thinking about getting my first cast net. I always use bluegill sometimes crappie. Finally my boat is ready. East fork lake is my crappie go to lake, and there is also a population of shad. Hopefully weather lets me get out in the next week
Shad: the bain of my existence. Good tips for sure! I thought I was the only one that stared at the water like that! Every time I blink I worry I missed the shimmer of shad...
This video was extremely helpful. Best video on the topic I've seen. I'm in the California Sacramento River Delta region. Cast nets aren't allowed. I will be using a small bait trap. We have Threadfin shad and American Shad. Are there times of year like winter that you back off of finding shad?
Winter is when I ramp up shad hunting. A half hour before dark and early morning are when you see them most. They are mostly nocturnal. Dead of summer I focus on other bait fish
Creek mouths, coves and backwaters hmmm right where all the cast net snags are! Haha Now that you say that it does seam like that’s where I find them a lot!
Nice! Always looking for them tail flips and small bubbles. A little tougher to throw from the bank for sure. I need a net for current for sure. Soft oily baits like shad are great in the winter. The more blood and guts the better. I always keep a cast net in my vehicle with a little bait rod and reel and of course a dip net. Good luck on the freezer already lost that battle. 🤣
i commercial fish in western ky.. sadly gizzard shad doesnt work great on the trotlines.. skipjack though owns them and bluegill is right behind them. then ill use chicken over gizzard shad. we also have yellow bass we cant use as bait but they will bite my trotlines sometimes and then ill notice a catfish tried to eat him but just couldnt get on the hook at same time. sometimes you feel something then it gets off and youll have a dead yellow on. we cant use crappie here so never tried it. threadfin shad work good also here but only easy to get end of summer fall time of year.
@@daveallover I heard Wabash had some. Didn't know if they came up as far as Vincennes. What do you know about the White river. Had 30lb line broke 2 yrs ago. It felt like a Volkswagen. That was a live sunfish.
@@naildrvr2047 the east fork of white river is the river I grew up on and the river in my videos. Its joins the west fork and becomes the white river major. It then dumps into the wabash so all those are a possibility. The state record flathead came from the east fork of white river. So yeah there are GIANTS. Likely what you hooked.
@@daveallover Ya I figured it was, caught 12lb flathead same night. I was by Washington. I'm 25 min from where it hits the Wabash. Thought that might be a good place to start out this year
@@naildrvr2047 late to mid April they start migrating back up into the tributaries. Find a ledge or break line along that mouth. They'll be moving and feeding day and night then.
Perfect timing for this. I was thinking about getting my first cast net. I always use bluegill sometimes crappie. Finally my boat is ready. East fork lake is my crappie go to lake, and there is also a population of shad.
Hopefully weather lets me get out in the next week
Shad: the bain of my existence. Good tips for sure! I thought I was the only one that stared at the water like that! Every time I blink I worry I missed the shimmer of shad...
Nope. Me too. They're too good of a bait to not put the effort in, in my opinion.
Great video! Very helpful
Thanks!
This video was extremely helpful. Best video on the topic I've seen. I'm in the California Sacramento River Delta region. Cast nets aren't allowed. I will be using a small bait trap. We have Threadfin shad and American Shad. Are there times of year like winter that you back off of finding shad?
Winter is when I ramp up shad hunting. A half hour before dark and early morning are when you see them most. They are mostly nocturnal. Dead of summer I focus on other bait fish
Thanks for this video ! You sounded different tho.. were you not well when you made this video? Hope everything is good.
Yeah my voice comes and goes.
Creek mouths, coves and backwaters hmmm right where all the cast net snags are! Haha
Now that you say that it does seam like that’s where I find them a lot!
Yep. Its challenging without a boat. And trying to get one unsnagged without a boat sucks too.
Well done !
Nice! Always looking for them tail flips and small bubbles. A little tougher to throw from the bank for sure. I need a net for current for sure.
Soft oily baits like shad are great in the winter. The more blood and guts the better.
I always keep a cast net in my vehicle with a little bait rod and reel and of course a dip net.
Good luck on the freezer already lost that battle. 🤣
So far she hasn't discovered it...😋
I cannot wait for it to warm up a little bit more in order to get out the throw net and load up on shad.
It's the best
Do you store shad for later use during the year if so how do you store
i commercial fish in western ky.. sadly gizzard shad doesnt work great on the trotlines.. skipjack though owns them and bluegill is right behind them. then ill use chicken over gizzard shad. we also have yellow bass we cant use as bait but they will bite my trotlines sometimes and then ill notice a catfish tried to eat him but just couldnt get on the hook at same time. sometimes you feel something then it gets off and youll have a dead yellow on. we cant use crappie here so never tried it. threadfin shad work good also here but only easy to get end of summer fall time of year.
@@bankfishingislife5484 I have a video coming out for you
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Have you ever caught mooneye?
I've been hearing it's pretty good bait. Just wondering if they are around here in numbers worth going after
In a castnet. Not many in my river. Ohio river has a bunch
@@daveallover I heard Wabash had some. Didn't know if they came up as far as Vincennes. What do you know about the White river. Had 30lb line broke 2 yrs ago.
It felt like a Volkswagen. That was a live sunfish.
@@naildrvr2047 the east fork of white river is the river I grew up on and the river in my videos. Its joins the west fork and becomes the white river major. It then dumps into the wabash so all those are a possibility. The state record flathead came from the east fork of white river. So yeah there are GIANTS. Likely what you hooked.
@@daveallover
Ya I figured it was, caught 12lb flathead same night. I was by Washington. I'm 25 min from where it hits the Wabash. Thought that might be a good place to start out this year
@@naildrvr2047 late to mid April they start migrating back up into the tributaries. Find a ledge or break line along that mouth. They'll be moving and feeding day and night then.